Burial-vault.



J. BBRMBL.

BURIAL VAULT.

APPLIGATIOK nun An 11, 1912.

1,050,717. Patented Jan.14,1913.

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BUBIAL VAULT.

APPLICATION FILED APRIL 1912,

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MILL-VAULT.

pollution of Letters Intent.

Patented Jan. 14, 1913.

lpglicaflon filed April 11,1912. Serial No. $9 0,029.

T 1e invention relates to burial vaults such as shown and described inthe Letters Patent of the United States,- No. 983,804, granted to meFebruary 7, 1911.

The object of the present invention is to provide a new and' improvedburial vault arranged to accommodate one or a plurality of bodies and toprotect the latter from ver-' min by providing hermeticallysealedcatacombs or compartments, one for each body, and which compartments arepractically airtight and waterproof. For the purpose mentioned, use ismade of a main concrete structure built inthe ground and provided with acentral receiving chamber and catacombs or compartments at each side ofthe receiving chamber and located one above the other, the catacombsbeing separated by a concrete floor or shelf attached to the side andend walls of the main structure, the catacombs opening at their innersides into the said receiving chamber and the walls of each catacomb atthe entrance opening being provided with a rabbet, a closing slabfitting into the said rabbet to close the corresponding catacomb, and"fastening. means for removably securing the closing slab in position.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a cross section of the burial vault; Fig. 2 is a sectionalside elevation of the same; Fig. 3 is a cross section of the burialvault showing a ,modified form of floors for forming the catacombs; andFig. 4 is a sectional plan view of the burial vault.

The burial vault consists of a main structure built in the ground andpreferably of concrete reinforced by suitable metallic reinforcements,as indicated in the drawingsi The main structure consists of a bottom A,

i integral sides B, B and C, C, and a roof D provided with an entranceopening D" adapted to .be closed. by a cover E ha mg a degpending flangeE fitting onto a shoulder D ormed on the top of the roof D andsurrounding an opening D, as plainly shown 1n the drawings. The entranceopening D registers with a central receiving chamber F into which thebodies can be lowered, and on the sides of the receivingchamber F arearranged catacombs or compartments G, each receiving a single body. Thecatacombs on the side are located one above the other and the saidcatacombs are separated one from the other by floors or shelves H whichmay be of reinforced concrete built integrally with the sides B, B andthe ends C, C of the main structure, or the said floors maybe in theform of slabs H (see Fig. 3) fitting at their outer edges and ends into.grooves H formed in the sides B, B and theen'dsC, C so as to properlysupport the said slabs H. The catacombs G open into the centralreceiving chamber F to per mit of conveniently transferring a body thathas been lowered into the receiving chamber. from the latter into anyone of the catacombs G, and when this has been done the last catacomb isclosed by a closing slab or plate I fastened in place by expansion boltsor other fastening devices J engaging the end walls C, C, as plainlyindicated in Fig. .4. If desired, the closing slabs I may be set in leador other sealing material placed in the rabbets at the entrance openingsto the catacombs so that thelatter are hermetically sealed to preventvermin or moisture from passing into the catacombs and to prevent odors,from passing out of a catacomb into the receiving chamber F. Thereceiving chamber F projects somewhat beyond the .ends of the catacombsG (see Figs. 2 and 4), to permit of conveniently handling the body whenremoving the same fromthe receiving chamber F to a corre- I in positionon the entrance end of the cata comb. By hermetically sealing theclosing slabs it is evident that the receiving chamber F is not liableto be rendered foul by odor from the filled'catacombs.

It is understood, that. although the burial escribed the cover E vaultis made of reinforced concrete I do not limit myself to this particularmaterial thicknessfat the center forming shoulders,-

shelves secured to the side and end walls and of awi'dth" to extend tothe shoulders of the end walls, whereby a plurality of catacombs 'ateach side and a central receiving chamber registerin with the centralopening of the roof ant l projecting beyond the ends of the catacombs,will be formed, the shoulders of the end walls and the bottom and roofbeing rabbeted, closing slabs fitting in the said rabbets, fasteningdevices for securing the slabs in position, and a cover for the openingof the roof.

In testlmony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH BERMEL.

Witnesses:

MATHAUS Honrrmn, HENRY H. ALTHOFF.

